Charging people for the cure to cancer

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#1 pokeojones
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If you discovered the cure to cancer or AIDs would you charge people for it? Explain why or why not please.

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#2 DooDooPeePee
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If you discovered the cure to cancer or AIDs would you charge people for it? Explain why or why not please.

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Well yeah...I mean, i wouldnt make it overly-expensive, but i would like to get some cash out of something the worlds been looking for for decades.
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#3 Benjamin-T
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I'm sure I have to pay for the materials, so yes, I do, if I am to make more
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#4 sweatyherring
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Absolutely not! The welfare of Humanity is far more important than my own wallet. I can live quite happily on less than $50,000 a year, and anyone who can't has serious issues.

I currently make $52,000 per annum and give much of that to charities that I deem worthy.

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#5 Big_player
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Depends really, if it was extremely expensive to make I would charge at cost. If it was extremely cheap to make I would make a little bit of profit off of it.
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#6 markop2003
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Yes, drugs cost millions to develop on top of thier production, i'm not putting myself in that much debt
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#7 Hey_Jay
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I wouldn't want to initially but would realise that I should so I could do more good with more money.
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#8 limpbizkit818
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I am sure it would cost me millions to produce such a drug so yes, I would charge for it.
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#9 Avistann
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Yes. I need some cash to live on. I would make it as cheap as possible though.
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#11 Eternal_Triumph
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I would charge dispensarys and doctors to sell it, and I would collect royalties from there profits.

Than I would donate from my own supply to clinics and places that would give it to poor people who can't pay for it and are dying.

So I would make billions but still do the right thing. :D
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#12 Dark_Knight6
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I'd have to unless someone else steps in to fund production of said cure.
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#13 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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People are already charged for food, water, shelter, and many other necessary things. Besides, curing cancer may seem good, but wouldn't that cause a further disruption in the ecology of te world? Human overpopulation would worsen.
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#14 DigitalExile
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There's more money in NOT curing it.
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#15 -Twilight-
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Of course and the world would still love me for it.
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#16 Eternal_Triumph
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There's more money in NOT curing it.DigitalExile

True ppl would probably kill you to not release it.
They probably have cures for all those diseases because they make alot of money
off them killing people.
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#17 Epic__Lulz
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Yes i would charge. Not on money but on how much they have helped society
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#18 -Misanthropic-
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As much as possible.
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#19 TheProtecter
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I'd charge, but very low. Enough to cover the equipment used to give people the cure and stuff
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#20 Serraph105
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yeah if I came up with a cure for cancer I would certainly make sure I get enough to live off of for the rest of my life for my hard work. However I would hope that the treatment wouldnt cost a bunch just my idea would.
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#21 iam2green
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yes, i would charge for it. i would do research to see how much doctors charge for other not so serious cancers and charge that. i would give it free for the other not so rich countries.
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#22 quiglythegreat
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how else would I produce it?